12314708

Image Configuration Method, Device and System, and Storage Medium

PublishedMay 27, 2025
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1. An image configuration method, comprising: downloading an image configuration table, wherein the image configuration table comprises an identification of an image to be adjusted in a terminal application and a link of the image to be adjusted at a server; in response to monitoring a request for loading an image, detecting whether there is an identification of the image requested for loading in the image configuration table; and in case that there is the identification of the image requested for loading in the image configuration table, downloading from the server and loading the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server, wherein in case that there is the identification of the image requested for loading in the image configuration table, a method for loading an image locally in an image loading module of the terminal application is replaced with a method for loading an image from a server, wherein a parameter of the method for loading an image from a server comprises the identification of the image requested for loading and the link thereof at the server, and the method for loading an image locally in the image loading module is replaced with the method for loading an image from a server, through a runtime method swizzle mechanism.

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2. The image configuration method according to claim 1, wherein: the terminal application has local configuration information comprising an identification and version information of a locally stored image, and the image configuration table comprises version information of the image to be adjusted; and in case that the image configuration table comprises the identification of the image requested for loading and a version corresponding to the identification in the image configuration table is higher than a version corresponding to the identification in the local configuration information, the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server is downloaded from the server and loaded.

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3. The image configuration method according to claim 2, further comprising: storing the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server into a buffer image path; and updating the version information in the local configuration information.

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4. The image configuration method according to claim 3, wherein in the method of loading an image locally, the image is read from the buffer image path first, and in case that the image cannot be read from the buffer image path, the image is read from an original image path.

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5. The image configuration method according to claim 1, further comprising: downloading a clearing configuration table, wherein the clearing configuration table comprises an identification of an image to be cleared in the terminal application; and deleting, from the local buffer image path, an image with the identification in the clearing configuration table.

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6. The image configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the image configuration table is in a form of a key-value pair, and a key in the image configuration table is the identification of the image.

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7. The image configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the image configuration table is downloaded in response to a start of the terminal application.

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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having thereon stored a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the image configuration method of claim 3.

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9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 8, wherein: the terminal application has local configuration information comprising an identification and version information of a locally stored image, and the image configuration table comprises version information of the image to be adjusted; and in case that the image configuration table comprises the identification of the image requested for loading and a version corresponding to the identification in the image configuration table is higher than a version corresponding to the identification in the local configuration information, the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server is downloaded from the server and loaded.

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10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, the image configuration method further comprising: storing the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server into a buffer image path; and updating the version information in the local configuration information.

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11. An image configuration method, comprising: downloading an image configuration table, wherein the image configuration table comprises an identification of an image to be adjusted in a terminal application and a link of the image to be adjusted at a server; in response to monitoring a request for loading an image, detecting whether there is an identification of the image requested for loading in the image configuration table; and in case that there is the identification of the image requested for loading in the image configuration table, downloading from the server and loading the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server, wherein: the terminal application has local configuration information comprising an identification and version information of a locally stored image, and the image configuration table comprises version information of the image to be adjusted; in case that the image configuration table comprises the identification of the image requested for loading and a version corresponding to the identification in the image configuration table is higher than a version corresponding to the identification in the local configuration information, the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server is downloaded from the server and loaded; and the method further comprises: storing the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server into a buffer image path, and updating the version information in the local configuration information, wherein in the method of loading an image locally, the image is read from the buffer image path first, and in case that the image cannot be read from the buffer image path, the image is read from an original image path.

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12. An image configuration device, comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, which is configured to execute the image configuration method of claim 11.

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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having thereon stored a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the image configuration method of claim 11.

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14. An image configuration device, comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, which is configured to execute an image configuration method for performing instructions comprising: downloading an image configuration table, wherein the image configuration table comprises an identification of an image to be adjusted in a terminal application and a link of the image to be adjusted at a server; in response to monitoring a request for loading an image, detecting whether there is an identification of the image requested for loading in the image configuration table; and in case that there is the identification of the image requested for loading in the image configuration table, downloading from the server and loading the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server, wherein in case that there is the identification of the image requested for loading in the image configuration table, a method for loading an image locally in an image loading module of the terminal application is replaced with a method for loading an image from a server, wherein a parameter of the method for loading an image from a server comprises the identification of the image requested for loading and the link thereof at the server, and the method for loading an image locally in the image loading module is replaced with the method for loading an image from a server, through a runtime method swizzle mechanism.

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15. An image configuration system, comprising: a terminal application module comprising the image configuration device according to claim 14; and a server module configured to send an image configuration table to the terminal application module.

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16. The image configuration device according to claim 14, wherein: the terminal application has local configuration information comprising an identification and version information of a locally stored image, and the image configuration table comprises version information of the image to be adjusted; and in case that the image configuration table comprises the identification of the image requested for loading and a version corresponding to the identification in the image configuration table is higher than a version corresponding to the identification in the local configuration information, the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server is downloaded from the server and loaded.

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17. The image configuration device according to claim 16, the image configuration method for performing instructions further comprising: storing the image to be adjusted corresponding to the identification of the image in the image configuration table and the link of the image at the server into a buffer image path; and updating the version information in the local configuration information.

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May 27, 2025

Inventors

Yujiao LIU
Ming GAO

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